Legal Opinion
Philadelphia Transportation Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 28, 1943No. Appeals 7 and 8PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Hirt, J.,
This proceeding had its beginning in new tariffs filed by. Philadelphia Transportation Company in which it proposed to increase the cost of passenger travel on its street railways. In the course of the hearings' before Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, when it developed that higher fares were not necessary because of increases in earnings after the tariffs were filed, the proceeding nevertheless continued as an investigation by.the commission Qn its own motion to determine the fair value of the company’s transportation properties, and the. permissible rate of return.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
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- Philadelphia v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
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